- Date
- October 28, 1979
- Place
- Fredericksburg, TX · FREDERICKSBURG, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1209KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791028037859A
- Case key
- 133124
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3331 79/10/28 FREDERICKSBURG,TX LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 32, TIME - 1534 N1209K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 228 TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDERICKSBURG,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT REMARKS- VERTICAL STAB & RUDDER SEPARATED IN FLT.NO RECORD OF STU PLT ENDORSED FOR SOLO IN TYPE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1209K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1209KRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2023 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8AAirframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.